UN80 Initiative

About UN80 Initiative:

• The UN80 Initiative wants to reaffirm the value of multilateralism at a time when confidence is low and the needs are high.
• It aims to strengthen the UN capacity to meet the global challenges of today – ranging from conflicts, travel and inequalities to climatic shocks and rapid technological changes.
• Objective: To improve the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of the United Nations system.
• It wants to improve the impact and effect of multilateralism and the UN.
• It is structured around three key workstreams:
  • Striving to rapidly identify efficiencies and improvements under current arrangements. 
  • Reviewing the implementation of all mandates given to us by Member States. 
  • Undertaking consideration of the need for structural changes and programme realignment across the UN system.
• Under this initiative seven thematic clusters are formed under the UN80 Task Force; each coordinated by senior UN leaders from across the system.
• These cover peace and security, humanitarian action, development (Secretariat and UN system), human rights, training and research, and specialised agencies.